carvel

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English - Turkish
karavela
{i} karavela (gemi)
(isim) karavela (gemi)

Related Terms

carvel built
yan yana dizilen tahtalarla yapılmış olan (gemi)
English - English
the sea blubber
a caravel
a small lateen-rigged Mediterranean vessel with two masts used to carry cargo
{n} a small vessel used in the herring fishery
The planks are laid close together on their edges, attached to the ribs to form a smooth exterior
The method of covering a vessel's frame with planking or strakes laid edge to edge and secured to the frame with nails or treenails so as to form a smooth outer skin See clinker
A species of jellyfish; sea blubber
A system of planking in which the outside planking of a boat is flush The edges meet, giving the shell a smooth surface
Edge-to-edge planking for a vessel's hull
Same as Caravel
{i} light sailing ship (also caravel)

Related Terms

carvel-built
in which the planks of the hull are laid flush, and caulked to make a smooth finish
carvel-built
(of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks
carvel

    Hyphenation

    car·vel

    Turkish pronunciation

    kärvel

    Pronunciation

    /kärˈvel/ /kɑːrˈvɛl/

    Etymology

    [ 'kär-v&l-"bilt, -"vel ] (adjective.) 1798. From Middle English carvile, from Dutch karveel, from Middle French caravelle, from Portuguese caravela, diminutive of caravo (“small vessel”), from Late Latin carabus (“small wicker boat decked with hide”), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “stag-beetle, crayfish, lobster, small boat”).
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